When David and Paula Ben-Gurion moved to the Hapoalim (workers) neighborhood on the outskirts of the young city of Tel Aviv, it was clear that there would be a piano in the living room of their new home, even though they didn’t have the money to buy one. Documents in archives show how the family obtained the expensive piano, who played it, where it went after the house was donated to the state, and the story of how it was returned after many years. A story befitting a mystery novel…
Dalia Barkai
An archivist at heart. Dalia is fond of facts, documents and certificates which validate facts. Most of all, she loves the dramas and life stories that are revealed from a curiosity-fueled examination of archival files.
